xenotime

• Коричнево-жёлтый кристаллический минерал, состоящий в основном из фосфата иттрия.

A brown-to-yellow crystalline mineral composed primarily of yttrium phosphate.

1. Rare earth phosphate mineralC2formalscientific

   A brown-to-yellow crystalline mineral composed primarily of yttrium phosphate, often containing other rare earth elements.

   Редкоземельный фосфатный минерал

   • Xenotime is often found in granite pegmatites and heavy mineral sands.
   • The sample contained significant amounts of xenotime, a source of yttrium.
   • Geologists identified the yellow crystals as xenotime using X-ray diffraction.